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George is the founder of MyoMinds, he is a PhD candidate at the University of Worcester, and a Research Associate at the University of Exeter. George’s work focuses on men’s experiences of eating, exercise, and body image concerns.
In this episode, we’re joined by George from MyoMinds to unpack toxic masculinity and misogyny in schools. What it looks like day to day, why it shows up, and the impact it can have on boys, girls, and school culture. We talk through the warning signs, how these attitudes can affect mental health, relationships, and behaviour, and practical ways schools can tackle it without shaming boys. Expect clear, real-world strategies, language that helps, and hopeful next steps for building safer, healthier masculinity.
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In this episode, Becky Stone and I explore ADHD and decision fatigue, why everyday choices can feel disproportionately exhausting, and how this links to executive functioning, overwhelm, and the mental load of constant “micro-decisions.” We’ll unpack what decision fatigue can look like for children, teens, and adults with ADHD, including procrastination, shutdown, irritability, perfectionism, and the feeling of being “stuck” even when the decision seems small.
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Ayrton Taylor is an online coach and qualified personal trainer with nearly a decade in the fitness industry. A former Muay Thai fighter, now competitive runner, his mission is simple: be fitter than the lifters and stronger than the runners. Having battled eating disorders, hormonal damage, and now living on TRT as a consequence of his past, Ayrton coaches from lived experience, not theory. He stands for honesty, responsibility, and long-term health over shortcuts, and aims to be the role model he never had growing up.

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Following an unexpected and devastating event in 2018, Ben West has become one of the most engaged mental health campaigners in the UK. He has successfully influenced national government policy to improve education and support for children in schools, advises the NHS on engagement and involvement and the importance of lived experience informed decision making, and works with organisations on creating mental health and suicide prevention strategies that address the root causes of issues.

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Joanna Silver is the Lead Psychological Therapist at Orri Clinic in London. She is responsible for the development of the psychological therapies team at Orri, which is a specialist eating disorder treatment service. She has been regularly featured in The Daily Mail and The Independent around her concerns about weight loss jabs. 
In this episode, we talk with Joanna about appetite returning after weight-loss drugs, the fears it can bring, how it affects body image and our relationship with food, and the longer-term effects on wellbeing.

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